Sekirov Dictionary

northerly

UK /ˈnɔːðəli/US /ˈnɔɹðɚli/

adjective 3
adverb 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

Facing the north; directed towards the north.
•
Coming from the north.
- Now they were faced with the problem of a northerly blow, which could soon send a heavy swell clean into the bay. — 1956
•
Located in a northern region.
- But I'm here to follow the less well-trodden route up to the most northerly point of the British mainland, which has its own scenic claim to make. — 2021

adverb2

In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north.
From the north.

noun1

A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

forms

northerlies · more northerly · most northerly

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